Impact Wirtz is one of several first-team players Bayer Leverkusen's manager Xabi Alonso somewhat rested, but the German midfielder's temporary demotion did not stop him from going all out during the team's league-clinching win Sunday. He responded with his first career hat-trick, improving his goal tally to more than 10 across Leverkusen's historic season. And with six goals across his last five appearances, Wirtz is in the form of his life going into the second half of April.
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